Internet skewers Bronwyn Bishop over #choppergate scandal

THERE’S a lot you can do with a chopper at your expense. And the internet has let its collective imagination run wild after news Bronwyn Bishop spent a bundle of taxpayer dollars on luxury helicopter flights.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has put the Speaker on notice, potentially paving the way for her removal if an investigation into her travel claims finds against her.

The furore erupted after the finance department decided to investigate claims Mrs Bishop took a helicopter ride from Melbourne to a Liberal Party fundraiser in Geelong, as well as two more recent charter flights to the NSW regional towns of Young and Nowra.

The Speaker already has repaid $5227 and a 25 per cent penalty for the Geelong charter.

As Ms Bishop faces public pressure to stand down following the investigation, Twitter lit up with helicopter fantasies of what the lifestyle of a Parliamentary Speaker with taxpayer money at her fingertips and choppers on call could entail.

Quite simply: the inteweb opened a can of whoopass on Bishop’s backside.

From walking the dog to watering the garden, or humbly taking the bus, here’s the best of them.